Missing man is found dead in truck

SAN ANTONIO — A man who had been missing since before Thanksgiving was found dead Saturday in a mangled pickup on the South Side, the man's relatives said.

The medical examiner's office confirmed that Jose Roberto Pacheco, 31, was found in a truck in Elm Creek beneath Texas 16 near Noyes Road.

Bexar County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Rosanne Hughes said a white truck that Pacheco had been driving north on Texas 16 went airborne before crashing into a deep ravine at the highway and Elm Creek.

Hughes said it was unclear when the accident occurred or if it was the cause of Pacheco's death.

“We don't know how long he has been there,” she said. “The family actually found the truck.”

The man was reported missing Nov. 24, and the family had been searching for him since then, Hughes said. He was last seen with friends in Von Ormy the day before, according to family members.

The cause of the wreck is under investigation.

Gilbert Alaquinez, Pacheco's cousin, said he discovered the body Saturday after a premonition Friday night.

“Call it a vision, call it a premonition, call it whatever you want,” he said. “I
saw the truck the way it is now. I saw that on my way home from work.”

Alaquinez said it was too dark to search at that time, so he went home and prayed.

“I said, 'If you're there, hold on for one more day, I'm coming back for you,'” he said.

On Saturday, Alaquinez said, he went to the creek to search for his cousin and saw something white at the bottom of the ravine.

“I started running through the brush and started pounding on the truck, just screaming for him to wake up,” he said. “He was gone. I just dialed 911.”